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The CSR Minute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.

The eBay Foundation, in partnership with Ashoka Changemakers and The Opportunity Project, has awarded $250,000 to social entrepreneurs. Five winners of the Powering Economic Opportunity competition will receive $50,000 each. The winning ventures were chosen from 900 proposals from 83 countries as five of the world’s best market-based innovations. Among the winners were Nuru Energy to Empower, which provides affordable, clean, and safe functional lighting to rural households in India and East Africa, and Twin Cities Rise!, a skills training program for Minnesota’s Twin Cities’ residents.

Canada Post has reported a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Its fourth annual Corporate Social Responsibility report shows that the corporation reduced emissions from its fleet by five percent and of its buildings by three percent. The drop was attributed to the purchase of 30 alternative-fuel vehicles as well as the LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—Silver certification for two of its buildings.

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